Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Chief Justice may, by written instrument, authorise a Judge to manage such class or classes of proceedings as may be specified:
(a) in the instrument; or
(b) by the Rules of Court.
(2) In managing a class or classes of proceedings, a Judge is subject to any direction from the Chief Justice.
(3) A Judge may be authorised even though the Judge is not assigned to a Division.
(4) The authorisation of a Judge does not affect the rank, title, status and precedence as a Judge that the Judge had immediately before any such authorisation.
(5) If a direction under subsection (2) is given in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.